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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015)
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018)
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016)
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017)
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden)
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019)
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010)
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017)
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018)
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016)
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017)
United,
by Cory Booker (2016)
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017)
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017)
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010)
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998)
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019)
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018)
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017)
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018)
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016)
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015)

Book Reviews

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Legislative voting records for Washington House and Senate


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    Washington state legislative voting records, including these candidates:

  • WA-D Mark Mullet - Candidate for Governor, 2024
    Member of the Washington Senate, 5th district, since 2012

  • WA-R - Phil Fortunato - Candidate for Governor, 2020
    Member of the Washington Senate, 31st district, since 2017
    Member of the Washington House of Representatives, 47th district, 1999-2001

  • WA-D - Pramila Jayapal - Elected 2016 to U.S. House, WA-7
    Member of the Washington Senate, 37th legislative district, 2015-2016

  • WA-R - Chris Vance - 2016 candidate for U.S. Senate
    former State Representative, 31st district, 1991-1993
    Chair of the Washington State Republican Party, 2001-2006
    Member of the King County Council, 13th district, 1994-2001

  • WA-D - Jay Inslee - Governor since 2015
    Member of the Washington House of Representatives, 14th district, 1989-1993

  • WA-R - Cathy McMorris Rodgers - 2016 candidate for Governor
    Member of the U.S. Hosue since 2005
    Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 7th district, 1994 – 2005

  • WA-R - Slade Gorton Senator 1981-1986 & 1989-2000
    State Attorney General, 1969-1981
    State Rep. 1959-1969

 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Civil Rights
    Barbara Bollier: College groups "religious freedom" means LGBT discrimination.
    Jake LaTurner: Allow college groups to discriminate for religious reasons.
    Laura Kelly: College groups "religious freedom" means LGBT discrimination.
    Phil Fortunato: Supports "panic defense" for anti-gay crimes.
    Phil Fortunato: Celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage.
    Sam Brownback: Allow college groups to discriminate for religious reasons.
    Susan Wagle: Allow college groups to discriminate for religious reasons.
Crime
    Dino Rossi: Put child molesters in prison for life after second strike.
Drugs
    Jay Inslee: Pilot program for growing industrial hemp.
    Jay Inslee: Bar employment discrimination for off-job cannabis use.
    Mark Mullet: Bar employment discrimination for off-job cannabis use.
    Phil Fortunato: Employment discrimination OK for off-job cannabis use.
Education
    Erin Houchin: Supports teaching creation science in public schools.
    Eddie Melton: Opposes teaching creation science in public schools.
    Jay Inslee: Reverse transfer credits toward associate degrees.
    Jay Inslee: Create non-religious charter schools as open alternatives.
    Pramila Jayapal: Create non-religious charter schools as open alternatives.
    Mark Mullet : Create non-religious charter schools as open alternatives.
Families & Children
    Jay Inslee: Sex-ed in elementary school thru 12th grade.
    Phil Fortunato: Urge governor to veto sex-ed bill.
    Jay Inslee: Allow youth in shelters to seek gender therapy & abortions.
    Mark Mullet: Allow youth in shelters to seek gender therapy & abortions.
    Mark Mullet : Sex-ed in elementary school thru 12th grade.
    Phil Fortunato: Disallow youth in shelters to seek gender therapy, abortions.
Gun Control
    Creigh Deeds: Postpone ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
    Ralph Northam: Ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Principles & Values
    Dino Rossi: In State Senate, my bills always had bipartisan support.
Tax Reform
    Phil Fortunato: Constitutional Amendment to keep taxes low & steady.


The above quotations are from Legislative voting records for Washington House and Senate.

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Legislation citations (from news media or state archives):
  • The Center Square, "Washington bans pot-based hiring discrimination for most employers," by Logan Washburn, May 25, 2023, (Link)
  • SB 5599: CBN (the Chrisitan Broadcasting Network), "State Cuts Parents Out of Equation for Minors Seeking Trans Medical Procedures," by Steve Warren, 05-09-2023, (Link)
  • KOMO-FM News, "Gov. Inslee signs comprehensive sex education bill into law," March 27th 2020, on S.5395
  • BillTrack50 on WA SR8670, Celebrating womens' right to vote (Phil Fortunato), 3/22/2020
  • MYCB My Columbia Basin, "Lawmakers rally against sex-ed bill in Olympia," March 12, 2020, on S.5395
  • BillTrack50 on Washington legislative voting record: SJR8219 (Phil Fortunato), 3/6/2020
  • The Columbian, "Senate OKs Nikki Kuhnhausen Act," by Jeffrey Mize, February 26, 2020, on House Bill 1687
  • League of Women Voters on 2018 Washington voting records, (Dino Rossi), 9/9/2018
  • Seattle Times on Oregon Senate Bill 6206 and Senate Bill 6354 (Jay Inslee), 3/11/2016
  • Washington RCW 28A.710.010, on non-religious charter schools, (Jay Inslee & Pramila Jayapal), 3/10/2016

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